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Antonyms for helpful

Grammar : Adj
Spell : help-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛlp fəl


Definition of helpful

Origin :
  • late 14c., from help (n.) + -ful. Related: Helpfully; helpfulness.
  • adj beneficial, beneficent
Example sentences :
  • A change to the country could not but be helpful in such an undertaking.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • The following references are given in the hope that they will be helpful to the teacher.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • It is hoped that the work will be as helpful as it has been pleasant to perform.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The mother had pulled a bottle out of her bag and was quite cool and helpful.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • Mr. Bangs wrote it, with helpful suggestions, many of them, from Miss Phipps.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • I looked for help, but Hephzy's expression was not helpful at all.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • His tail is wagging when he sits, His paws are helpful baseball mitts.
  • Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
  • A brief discussion of specific gravity might be helpful at this point.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Discharge tests are helpful in the case of a battery that has lost capacity.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Every man there wished that his wife were as clever and helpful as Mrs. Calcraft.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

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